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Travel by Bike or on Foot

Travelling by pushbike or walking can be fun, good for your body, your wallet, and good for the environment too! This page contains lots of helpful information should you want to travel on foot, by bike, by bike and bus or train or any other combination!

Wales Walking and Cycling Maps

Sustrans

Sustrans is the leading sustainable transport charity in the UK, encouraging people to travel in ways which will benefit both their health and the environment. Sustrans provide information on how to travel by bike or on foot as well as working to improve infrastructure such as the National Cycle Network, to enable people to travel in more sustainable ways.

For more information about Sustrans visit www.sustrans.org.uk

Cycling

Cycle Wales
OY Bike – Cardiff’s Bike Rental Scheme
Cycling Wales
Cycling in North Wales
Cycle Breaks in Wales
Cycling in Mid Wales
Welsh Cycling
Cycle Training Wales
Cycle Solutions
Bikes4Schools

Walking

Walking in Wales
Walking Holidays in Wales 
National Trails
Car Free Walks

Bikes on Buses

Whilst every effort is made to maintain the information on this and every part of the site, we would advise you to check with the bus / rail operator that you can take your bikes on particular services before making your journey.

First Cymru - only fold up bicycles that can be put into the luggage pen can be taken on First Cymru bus services.

Cardiff - Swansea Shuttle: Bicycles can be carried on the Shuttle operated by First Cymru.

Coastal Cruiser:  387 (Pembroke Dock - Pembroke - Angle - Freshwater West - Castlemartin, Bosherston, Stackpole and Freshwater East) can carry up to 2 bicycles (and surfboards!) (operated by Silcox).

Snowdon Sherpa (S2)- Llandudno - Betws-y-Coed - Snowdon: all journeys are normally operated by a bus with a cycle pen - (operated by Alpine).

Beacons Bus: B1 (Brecon - Cardiff), and B4 (Brecon - Abergavenny) carry cycles on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays from 24th May – 27th September 2009.

Bikes on Trains

Bikes can be taken free of charge on most Arriva Trains services. Booking is essential on some services, contact our call centre on 0871 200 22 33 for further information.

Arriva Trains Wales Cycling By Train Leaflet.

Bikes on National Express Coaches

Bikes can be carried on National Express Coaches if they are wrapped or packed in a purpose built case or bag. For more information contact National Express by calling 08717 818181.

Local Authority Cycling / Walking Links

Blaenau Gwent  
Bridgend  
Caerphilly
Cardiff

Carmarthenshire
Ceredigion
Conwy  
Denbighshire 
Flintshire
Gwynedd
Isle of Anglesey 
Merthyr Tydfil
Monmouthshire    
Neath Port Talbot                
Newport   
Pembrokeshire  
Powys  
Rhondda Cynon Taff 
Swansea 
 
Torfaen   
Vale of Glamorgan  
Wrexham